http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects of green tea against carbon tetrachloride, cholestasis and alcohol induced liver fibrosis were reported in many studies. However, the hepatoprotective effect of green tea in dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced models has not been studied. http://www.physorg.com/news177760503.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:20:18 EST news177760503 An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have discovered a connection between mutations in the INPP5E gene and ciliopathies. Their findings, which may lead to new therapies for these diseases, will appear in the online edition of Nature Genetics on August 9. http://www.physorg.com/news169051342.html Medicine & Health Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:42:58 EST news169051342 A technique that `silences,` or turns off, genes shows promise as a potential new treatment for liver fibrosis - the disease that leads to cirrhosis - scientists in Tennessee are reporting. Their study is scheduled for the June 1 issue of ACS` Molecular Pharmaceutics. Cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news162667470.html Chemistry Wed, 27 May 2009 18:25:02 EST news162667470 Exposure to second-hand smoke and alcohol significantly raises the risk of liver disease, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). http://www.physorg.com/news152892670.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:11:38 EST news152892670 Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately diagnoses patients with late-stage liver disease, reports a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news139457575.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:12:55 EST news139457575 A stable form of cell-cycle arrest known to offer potent protection against cancer also limits liver fibrosis, a condition characterized by an excess of fibrous tissue, according to a new report in the August 22nd Cell, a Cell Press publication. Triggered by chronic liver damage produced by hepatitis infection, alcohol abuse, or fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis, a major health problem worldwide and the 12th most common cause of death in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news138541591.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:46:31 EST news138541591